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COURTHOUSE.
YOU HAVE THE MAYOR STANDING BY,
DON'T YOU?
MELINDA: YES, WE DO.
THE JUDGE DID MAKE THIS RULING
TODAY.
YOU REDUCE T
-- THE JUDGE DID
RELEASE -- DID REDUC THE
FELONY
EAVESDROPPING TO A MISDEMEANOR.
>>
I'M OBVIOUSLY PLEASED WITH
TODAY'S DECISION IN COURT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I AM STILL
FRUSTRATED AND UPSET THE PEOPLE
HAVE USED THEIR POLITICAL POWER
AND INFLUENCE T REALLY PUT ME
IN THE SITUATION RIGHT BEFORE AN
ELECTION.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE THE CRUMBS LEAD BACK TO
THESE INDIVIDUALS.
MELINDA: ARE YOU RELIEVED THAT
THIS DECISION WAS MADE BEFORE
THE ELECTION?
>> I DON'T THINK THE RESIDENTS
ALWAYS BELIEVE EVERYTHING THEY
READ IN THE NEWSPAPER OR SEE A
TV.
I GOODNESS FOR THAT.
IF YOU TURN ON THE TV, WHAT YOU
SEE ON THE NATIONAL SPECTRUM?
A LOT OF HATRED AND ACCUSATIONS
DAY AFTER DAY BETWEEN TWO
CANDIDATES.
IF THE SAME THING AND PROBABLY A
LITTLE BIT WORSE IN STOCKTON.
I THINK THE FOLKS IN STOCKTON,
THEY KNOW WHAT THIS IS YOUR IT'S
A BUNCH OF POLITICAL
MUMBO-JUMBO, A LOT OF SMOKE AND
NO FIRE.
MELINDA: YOU
ARE STILL FACING
MISDEMEANOR CHARGES.
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE?
>> NO, NOT IN
THE LEAST.
MELINDA: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE
RESIDENCE TO KNOW THIS POINT?
>> I WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW
THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT
FOR YOU.
ON THE PEOPLE'S MAYOR FOR THE
PAST THREE AND HALF YEARS.
ON THE PERSON YOU CAN CALL WHEN
YOU'RE IN A BIND.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO
MAKE STOCKTON A SAFER PLACE AND
PUT MORE POLICE ON THE STREETS
TO MAKE SURE THE VALUES OF OUR
HOME STAY UP AND TO TRANSFORM
OUR CITY NOT KNOWN AS A CITY OF
BANKRUPTCY AND CRIME, BUT A
TOURIST DESTINATION.
MELINDA: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT UP?
>> I'VE GOT TO GET ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WEEKS LEFT.
AND LET VOTERS KNOW THAT I'M
INTERESTED IN KEEPING MY JOB.
MELINDA: THANK YOU FOR TALKING
WITH US TODAY.
HIS ATTORNEY IS STILL TALKING
WITH THE PROSECUTOR RIGHT NOW.